Kay

[Chris P.]

New Kays. What about 'm? I think they're nice!

On the site you can see two basses which are both P-copies. But in thios brochure you'll see two great new reissues!

http://koolkollection.kayguitar.com/index.html

[Dave W]

They look interesting but I haven't seen them anywhere. Same with the Harmony vintage reissues.

[Chris P.]

I haven't seen the Harmonies at all. Website?

The Kays were at the Frankfurter Musikmesse and they looked very wel made! Nice basses. Haven't played one though.

[drbassman]

I'd love to have one of those Kay RI basses.  Very cool looking!  An MSRP of $999 is reasonable too which means the street price will be under $700 in most cases.

[Chris P.]

That's quite good.

BTW: I opened a new topic about Harmony.

[JimmyBond8]

I saw one of the originals at Rudy's Music Shop in NYC, and it looked awesome. I didn't play it at the time, which I kind of regret now (I was still learning and didn't feel comfortable fiddling around in some strange music store). But I guess it wouldn't have really mattered since I couldn't have make much of any opinion...
Anyway, I think the RI's look pretty cool. Don't know how I feel about all the funky tortoise shell pickguards; but I guess they're ok. =) And they're seemingly affordable.

[drbassman]

When I was a kid back int eh 60's, I liked the Fenders and T-Birds, but didn't like any of the Kay, Harmony or other hollow bodies.  Now, I love the look, feel and sound.  Even the old tort guards are cool looking and I hated them back in the day.

[Chris P.]

You're getting old...

[drbassman]

You're getting old...

Damn right!!! 

[Chris P.]

 

[drbassman]

I'm gonna be on the lookout for those Kay basses.  I already own a vintage Harmony H-22, but I love one of these RI Kay basses.

[Chris P.]

Keep us posted. And check my MySpace for a nice pic from the Messe.

[Chris P.]

The Dutch Kay agent just called me. They've got three new Kays in: Black, cherry and natural. Tomorrow I'l pick one up to write a review about for my little Dutch bass magazine. I'll keep you posted!

[rahock]

When I was a kid back int eh 60's, I liked the Fenders and T-Birds, but didn't like any of the Kay, Harmony or other hollow bodies.  Now, I love the look, feel and sound.  Even the old tort guards are cool looking and I hated them back in the day.

I never gave these things a second look back in the day. I always considered them to be at the bottom end of the evolution scale. Of course I never played one, but back in the 60s, if it didn't say Fender , Gibson or even Hofner , it was not "cool" enough for me and I dismissed  them as a piece of crap.
I felt the same about Danelectros . When I finally picked one up a decade or two ago , it absolutely floored me
Is there a chance I wasn't as cool or smart as I thought I was 40 years ago?? ........Naw, that can't be it,  I was fuggin' cool

I'll have to check out Kay and Harmony too.

Rick

[ilan]

There's a pic of young McCartney with an upside-down black Kay Jazz Special bass but I can't find it now.